The scanner mega-thread

[Flagman]

I have heard the apocryphal story of the red flag so many times. I've also seen flaggers pickup the red flag by mistake

The stories aren't all apocryphal...

I do not have an issue with flag marshal using a scanner as such - what I do have an issue with is those who let listening to the scanner interfere with their flagging.

As an example - A few years ago I was flagging at the Esses at Mallory Park with someone using a scanner - at one point he was so interested it what was being said that he completly missed a 5 car accident in our sector.

Ok so you can put it down to the guy being a prat - BUT - if that can happen when he is on the yellow - what confidence does it give you that he will see anything coming towards us when he is on the blue and is supposed to be in a position to warn me of danger when I'm on the yellow...